Program: University Requirements - Abilene Christian University

2022-2023 Catalog With Addendum

Apr 01, 2025

University Requirements, except advanced courses, should be completed by the end of the sophomore year.

General Education Requirements

The Core (3 Credit Hours)

CORE 110 - Cornerstone Credit Hours: 3
or
CORE 115 - Introduction to Critical Thinking Credit Hours: 3

Bible (9 Credit Hours)

(Lower Level Required Courses)

BIBL 101 - Jesus: His Life and Teachings Credit Hours: 3
BIBL 102 - Early Christians: Life, Literature and Community Credit Hours: 3
BIBL 211 - Message of the Old Testament Credit Hours: 3

English (6 Credit Hours)

ENGL 111 - Composition and Rhetoric Credit Hours: 3
or
ENGL 106 - Academic Composition Credit Hours: 2
ENGL 006 - Academic Composition Workshop Credit Hours: 1
and
ENGL 107 - Rhetoric and Persuasion Credit Hours: 2
ENGL 007 - Rhetoric and Persuasion Workshop Credit Hours: 1
ENGL 112 - Composition and Researched Writing Credit Hours: 3

Humanities (3 Credit Hours)

Sophomore Literature (ENGL 200-299 or Foreign Language Literature) Credit Hours: 3

Communication (3 Credit Hours)

COMM 211 - Speech and Rhetoric Credit Hours: 3

Science (6 Credit Hours)

Students may take two unconnected courses in different disciplines or one two-semester sequence of courses within a single discipline from the following list:

Mathematics (3 Credit Hours)

MATW 120, MATH 120 or higher Credits: 3

Social Science (3 Credit Hours)

Choose 3 credit hours from the following list:

Anthropology

ANTH 101 - Introduction to Anthropology Credit Hours: 3

Communication

COMM 101 - Introduction to Communication Credit Hours: 3
COMM 231 - Small Group Communication Credit Hours: 3
COMM 241 - Interpersonal Communication Credit Hours: 3

Economics

AGRB 261 - Principles of Agricultural and Applied Economics Credit Hours: 3
ECON 260 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
ECON 261 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
ENGR 350 - Engineering Economics Credit Hours: 3

Family Studies

FAM 251 - Introduction to Family Studies Credit Hours: 3
FAM 262 - Intimate Relationships and Marriage Credit Hours: 3

Geography

GEOG 235 - World Geography Credit Hours: 3

History and Global Studies

GLST 120 - Introduction to Global Issues Credit Hours: 3
GLST 212 - Introduction to Great Britain Credit Hours: 3
GLST 214 - Global Studies: People and Culture of Germany and Europe Credit Hours: 3
GLST 217 - South America Southern Cone: History and Culture Credit Hours: 3
HIST 117 - Civilization I Credit Hours: 3
HIST 118 - Civilization II Credit Hours: 3
HIST 131 - World History: Cultures and Connections since 1400 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 201 - Intro to Public History: Interpreting American Pasts Credit Hours: 3
HIST 221 - American History I Credit Hours: 3
HIST 222 - American History II Credit Hours: 3
HIST 250 - Introduction to Gender and Multicultural Studies in the US Credit Hours: 3
HIST 280 - Texas History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 332 - The Early Modern Atlantic World Credit Hours: 3

Information Technology & Computing

ITC 125 - Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction Credit Hours: 3

Journalism and Mass Communication

JMC 100 - Media Issues Credit Hours: 3

Political Science

POLS 221 - Government and Business Credit Hours: 3
POLS 225 - National Government Credit Hours: 3
POLS 226 - States and Federal System Credit Hours: 3
POLS 227 - Introduction to International Relations Credit Hours: 3

Psychology

PSYC 120 - Introduction to Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 232 - Developmental Psychology Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 221 - Educational Psychology Credit Hours: 3

Sociology

SOCI 111 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 222 - Social Problems Credit Hours: 3

Kinesiology (2 Credit Hours)

PEAC 100 - Lifetime Wellness Credit Hours: 1
and
1 PEAC activity
or
2 different PEAC activities

Total General Education Hours: 38

Additional University Requirements

Bible (6 Credit Hours)

(Upper Level Selections)

Choose 2: BIBH, BIBL, BIBM, BIBP, BIBT, BMIS (300-499)

Historical Literacy (3 Credit Hours)

Choose 3 credit hours from the following list:

History

HIST 117 - Civilization I Credit Hours: 3
HIST 118 - Civilization II Credit Hours: 3
HIST 131 - World History: Cultures and Connections since 1400 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 201 - Intro to Public History: Interpreting American Pasts Credit Hours: 3
HIST 221 - American History I Credit Hours: 3
HIST 222 - American History II Credit Hours: 3
HIST 250 - Introduction to Gender and Multicultural Studies in the US Credit Hours: 3
HIST 280 - Texas History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 330 - African American History from Emancipation to Civil Rights Credit Hours: 3
HIST 332 - The Early Modern Atlantic World Credit Hours: 3

Art

ART 325 - Art History: Christian Credit Hours: 3

Bible

BIBH 380 - Survey of Church History Credit Hours: 3

Information, Technology, and Computing

ITC 250 - History of Computing Credit Hours: 3

Music

MUSM 234 - The Arts and History in Nineteenth-Century Europe Credit Hours: 3

Theatre

THEA 490 - History of Theatre Credit Hours: 3

Cultural Awareness (3 Credit Hours)

Choose 3 credit hours from the following list:

Anthropology

ANTH 101 - Introduction to Anthropology Credit Hours: 3

Art

ART 101 - Introduction to Art Credit Hours: 3
ART 221 - Art History: General Survey I Credit Hours: 3
ART 222 - Art History: General Survey II Credit Hours: 3
DSGN 221 - History of Architecture and Design I Credit Hours: 3
DSGN 222 - History of Architecture and Design II Credit Hours: 3

Bible - Missions

BMIS 345 - Understanding Culture for Global Service Credit Hours: 3
BMIS 371 - Religion in Global Contexts Credit Hours: 3
BMIS 391 - Service in Global Contexts Credit Hours: 3
BMIS 420 - Gospel in a Multicultural World Credit Hours: 3

Business Administration

BUSA 419 - International Business Credit Hours: 3

Communication

COMM 310 - Civil Discourse Credit Hours: 3
COMM 345 - Intercultural Communication Credit Hours: 3

Core

CORE 210 - Human Identity and Community Credit Hours: 3

Economics

ECON 438 - International Poverty and Development Credit Hours: 3

Education

EDUC 211 - Introduction to Education: Culture and Contexts Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 476 - Effective Teaching Strategies for English Learners Credit Hours: 3

English

ENGL 470 - Multicultural Literature Credit Hours: 3

Finance

FIN 419 - International Financial Markets Credit Hours: 3

Foreign Language

Foreign Language (Spanish, German, French, Latin) 111 or higher

Geography

GEOG 354 - Cultural Geography Credit Hours: 3

Global Healthcare

PHP 308 - Global Healthcare Credit Hours: 3
NURS 308 - Global Healthcare Credit Hours: 3

History and Global Studies

GLST 120 - Introduction to Global Issues Credit Hours: 3
GLST 212 - Introduction to Great Britain Credit Hours: 3
GLST 214 - Global Studies: People and Culture of Germany and Europe Credit Hours: 3
GLST 217 - South America Southern Cone: History and Culture Credit Hours: 3
HIST 117 - Civilization I Credit Hours: 3
HIST 118 - Civilization II Credit Hours: 3
HIST 131 - World History: Cultures and Connections since 1400 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 250 - Introduction to Gender and Multicultural Studies in the US Credit Hours: 3
HIST 330 - African American History from Emancipation to Civil Rights Credit Hours: 3
HIST 332 - The Early Modern Atlantic World Credit Hours: 3

Management

ENTR 419 - Global Entrepreneur Credit Hours: 3

Marketing

MKTG 419 - International Marketing Credit Hours: 3

Music

MUSM 131 - Music in World Cultures Credit Hours: 2 **
MUSM 132 - Music Literature Credit Hours: 2 **
MUSM 230 - Survey of Music in Western Culture Credit Hours: 3
MUSM 231 - Survey of Jazz Credit Hours: 3
MUSM 232 - Survey of Popular Music Credit Hours: 3
MUSM 233 - Survey of World Music Credit Hours: 3
MUSM 234 - The Arts and History in Nineteenth-Century Europe Credit Hours: 3
**Each class is 2 hours. Both must be taken to satisfy the requirement.

Philosophy

PHIL 379 - Philosophy, Religion and Science Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 380 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 451 - Philosophy and Social Justice Credit Hours: 3

Psychology

PSYC 345 - Sexual Minorities: Identities and Communities Credit Hours: 3

Sociology

SOCI 442 - Race and Racisms Credit Hours: 3

Social Work

SOCW 329 - Diversity, Power, and Oppression Credit Hours: 3

Theatre

THEA 220 - Introduction to Theatre Credit Hours: 3

University Requirements Selection (3 Credit Hours)

Choose 3 credit hours from any menu listed above.

Free Elective (3 Credit Hours)

Choose 3 hours from any ACU courses not required for your major.

Total Hours from Additional Requirements: 18

Total University Requirements Hours: 56

A single course cannot satisfy a requirement in more than one area of University Requirements. For example, ANTH 101 may fulfill the social science or the cultural awareness selection, but not both.

Students with demonstrated proficiency may petition to take selected advanced courses in place of the courses listed in this menu.

Note: For the University Requirements for the associate of arts degree in architecture, refer to Architecture, AA (ARCH) .

University Requirements for ACU Degrees

University Requirements for certain baccalaureate degrees include additions or modifications to the University Requirements for all bachelor’s degrees. See the chart below for special requirements for the BA, BBA, BFA, BM, BS, BSE, and BSN degrees.

BA	6 hours - Sophomore foreign language 3 hours - Sophomore (or higher) literature
BBA	3 hours - ECON 260 or ECON 261
BFA	3 hours - Sophomore (or higher) literature
BM	Minimum of 72 hours of music
BS	No additional hours
BSE	No additional hours
BSN	12 hours - Bible total

University Requirements

General Education Requirements

The Core (3 Credit Hours)

Bible (9 Credit Hours)

English (6 Credit Hours)

Humanities (3 Credit Hours)

Communication (3 Credit Hours)

Science (6 Credit Hours)

Agricultural and Environmental Science

Biology

Chemistry

Geology

Nutrition

Physics

Mathematics (3 Credit Hours)

Social Science (3 Credit Hours)

Anthropology

Communication

Economics

Family Studies

Geography

History and Global Studies

Information Technology & Computing

Journalism and Mass Communication

Political Science

Psychology

Sociology

Kinesiology (2 Credit Hours)

Total General Education Hours: 38

Additional University Requirements

Bible (6 Credit Hours)

Historical Literacy (3 Credit Hours)

History

Art

Bible

Information, Technology, and Computing

Music

Theatre

Cultural Awareness (3 Credit Hours)

Anthropology

Art

Bible - Missions

Business Administration

Communication

Core

Economics

Education

English

Finance

Foreign Language

Geography

Global Healthcare

History and Global Studies

Management

Marketing

Music

Philosophy

Psychology

Sociology

Social Work

Theatre

University Requirements Selection (3 Credit Hours)

Free Elective (3 Credit Hours)

Total Hours from Additional Requirements: 18

Total University Requirements Hours: 56

University Requirements for ACU Degrees